Hampton Township School District (New Jersey)

The Hampton Township School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from Hampton Township, in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.

Hampton Township School District
One School Road
Newton, NJ 07860
District information
GradesK-6
SuperintendentCraig M. Hutcheson
Business administratorCourtney Young
Schools1
Students and staff
Enrollment653 (as of 2014-15)[1]
Faculty36.0 FTEs[1]
Student–teacher ratio18.2:1[1]
Other information
District Factor GroupGH
Websitehttp://www.mckeown.org
Ind.Per pupilDistrict
spending		Rank
(*)		K-6
average		%± vs.
average
1ATotal Spending$19,46045$18,8913.0%
1Budgetary Cost16,6594913,64922.1%
2Classroom Instruction10,494518,36625.4%
6Support Services1,985202,161−8.1%
8Administrative Cost1,981541,46735.0%
10Operations & Maintenance2,118511,55236.5%
13Extracurricular Activities813439107.7%
16Median Teacher Salary62,0044457,437
Data from NJDoE 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending.[2]
*Of K-6 districts with any number of students. Lowest spending=1; Highest=59

As of the 2014-15 school year, the district and its one school had an enrollment of 653 students and 36.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 18.2:1.[1]

The district is classified by the New Jersey Department of Education as being in District Factor Group "GH", the third-highest of eight groupings. District Factor Groups organize districts statewide to allow comparison by common socioeconomic characteristics of the local districts. From lowest socioeconomic status to highest, the categories are A, B, CD, DE, FG, GH, I and J.[3]

Students in seventh through twelfth grade for public school attend Kittatinny Regional High School located in Hampton Township, which serves students who reside in Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and Walpack Township.[4] The high school is located on a 96-acre (39 ha) campus in Hampton Township, about seven minutes outside of the county seat of Newton. As of the 2014-15 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,079 students and 97.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[5] Kittatinny Regional High School was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1997-98.[6]

Schools

Schools in the district (with 2014-15 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[7]) are:

Elementary school
  • McKeown School, with 317 students in grades K-6
  • Dr. Janet Goodwin, Principal[8]
  • Joseph Coladarci, Assistant Principal[8]

Administration

Core members of the district's administration are:[8][9]

  • Craig Hutcheson, Superintendent
  • Courtney Young, School Business Administrator / Board Secretary

References
  1. District information for Hampton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  2. Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending April 2013, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 15, 2013.
  3. NJ Department of Education District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 7, 2014.
  4. Kittatiny Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 28, 2016. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack. The District is comprised of 125 square miles and has a school population of approximately 1100 students."
  5. School data for Kittatinny High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 12, 2016.
  6. Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed February 20, 2013.
  7. School Data for the Hampton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 7, 2016.
  8. Staff Listing Archived 2016-12-21 at the Wayback Machine, Hampton Township School District. Accessed July 13, 2017.
  9. New Jersey School Directory for Sussex County, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 29, 2016.

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